Toy.



TOY.

APPLICATIGN FILED JULY 26. 1916 r2.1. MULVEY.

ROBERT J. MULVEY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TOY.

Application led July 26, 1916.

To @ZZ whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, ROBERT J. MULVEY, a citizen vof theUnited States,and a resident of the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State ofIllinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toys, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in toys, and more especially toreturn ball toys, the object of the invention being to provide a simpleand efficient construction of this character, which is capable of avariety of uses and manipulations. I

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of partshereinafter described and claimed. i

The invention as best understood Vby ref? ercnce to the accompanyingdrawing forming a part of this specification, is arvieW illustrating thetoy as in use.

The preferred form of construction as illustrated in the drawing,comprises an ordinary rubber string 1 having a hollovv rub ber ball 2slidable thereon, said ball being provided With diametric openings Sloosely lfitting over said string. Stops 4 in the form of rubber disks 5are positioned ron said string adjacent the ends thereof, said disksbeing centrally perforated to fit snugly on said string and to holdthereon frictionally..

The toy thus produced is capable ofra large variety of uses. Forinstance, the string may be held in a vertical condition with the balladjacent the uppermost stop. Upon release of the ball the same will fallunder the iniiuence of gravity until the lowermost stop is encountered,whereupon the ball will be caused to vibrate vertically. Likewise theball may be positioned centrally or in any other desired position on thestring and Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 25, 1917.

Serial No. 111,344.

caused to vibrate laterally as indicated by the dotted lines in thedrawing. If desired, the ball may be more or less permanently located indesired position on the string by simply and loosely tying the ends ofthe string' in a knot by one side of said ball. The toy is also capableof' use as an ordinary return ball toy.

Vihile I have illustrated and described the preferred form ofconstruction for carrying 1 claim as new and desire to secure by LettersPatent is:

l. A toy comprising an elastic string; and a ball freely slidablethereon, substantially as described.

2. A. toy comprising a rubber string;y a hollow rubber ball slidablethereon, said ball being provided with diametrically opposite openingsthrough Which said string is passed; and stops on said string adjacentthe ends thereof, said stops consisting of rubber disks centrallyperforated to fit snugly over said string, substantially as described. v

In testimony WhereofI have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

l ROBERT J. MULVEY.

lVitnesses JOSHUA R. H. Por'rs, HELEN F. LILLIS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, D. C.

